A poor young student, "collegiate level", and excellent swordsman named Balduin (Paul Wegener) falls for a sorcerer's trick and unknowingly promises a piece of himself that he cannot replace. This early German (Weimar Era) horror, deal with the devil, tale is full of early film camera tricks, use of color filters, and narratives that require
Continue reading ➞ Student of Prague, The (Der Student von Prag) (1913)
An aging western "heavy", Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio), always playing the villain, and his long-time stuntman, Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt), are both finding their way through the late 60's. Dalton is coming to terms with the decline of his career and Cliff is living a life below the poverty line while looking through the window
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari is a 1920 silent horror/thriller out of Germany's Weimar era. A young man reminisces about how he met his fiancé and their encounter with a somnambulist, sleepwalker. The mystery that unfolds is loaded with bizarre set designs, heavy handed makeup, creative editing, and murder. The German Expressionist style of the
When I started watching the oldest films in film history, I of course came across The Birth of a Nation. A three-plus hour long silent film glorifying the KKK with absurd and demonizing depictions of African Americans and slaves is not only a horrible portrayal of a horrible situation, but a rough film to get
Judy Garland will always be remembered for her classic role in The Wizard of Oz, however, her story only starts there. Her struggles throughout life led to a tragic and unrelenting lifestyle that is catalogued in this love letter to her memory. Renée Zellweger plays Judy in the final months of life as she sets
